The Canadian Unitarian Council believes that staff work needs to be compensated with fair living wages which include real-time costs of living. The resources provided by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) offer resources to congregations on compensating all staff within the salary range of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Salary Recommendations. However, the principles outlined and some of the issues are useful in a Canadian context.

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• More information may be found on the UUA website under Salary Recommendations for Congregational Staff.
• The UUA supports and trains compensation consultants, including Canadian consultants. These consultants support congregations in understanding compensation guidelines and help them to develop compensation packages which reflect our values. The Canadian Compensation consultants is Barry Coburn, and can be reached at  compconsultca@uua.org. Find more information on compensation consultants.
• For congregations considering a contract arrangement with a minister, Canada Revenue Agency’s guidelines on “Employee or Self-Employed?” provides valuable information about your congregation’s employment relationship with your minister.